书籍是通往其他世界的窗户。

我们不仅仅是在生产鱼类；我们正在培育未来的蛋白质。

作家必须有勇气面对真相，无论它有多么痛苦。

恨自己就无法爱他人。这就是在面对因其极度高洁而闻名的人时，我们感觉极为不安的原因：他们带来自我折磨的氛围——一种邪恶而非德行。

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

世界上充满了故事，但所有的故事都是一体的。

To write is to breathe, to live, to exist beyond the confines of the body.

There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.